MANHATTAN – The Flint Hills make a visual statement that is unlike anyplace else: wide swaths of open prairie stretching over short, steep hills unbroken by trees and shrubs. In late summer and fall, ...

The cover of "Sea of Grass" and authors Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Chris Bentley/Here & Now) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 1, 2025.

Lorna Harder moves carefully through the dewy prairie grass in her Kansas backyard, avoiding the flowering plants. It’s early in the morning, and the land is bathed in blue light. On either side of ...

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 1, 2025. Click here for that audio. The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even ...